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Leonard Nimoy talks Fringe!

9 October 2009No CommentPosted by Chris B.

The unstoppable Leonard Nimoy talked with the press about Fringe and Sci Fi in general recently, and lots of juicy tidbits were dropped about the potentials for his character, William Bell. I can't wait to see him tonight, we're finally going to hear more about Olivia's trip to the other side.

In the full interview from SciFiWire Nimoy stated that Bell is a shadow manipulator, a man behind the scenes who is extremely powerful, wealthy, and brilliant, but delegates everything to be sure that he's safe and can carry on his agenda - whatever that might be. He also added that we'll get to see more of the dynamic of the relationship between him and Olivia, perhaps we'll finally get to see why he chose her. And - yay for this - we're going to hear him tell us about some of his intentions. For a long time we've wondered what Bell wants, so within the limits of the script (i.e. we won't know if he's lying to Olivia or not) we might get a little insight into who he is and what he wants.

Most of the rest of the article is Leonard teasing us that we'll have to find out more in the future, but the good news is, he's already scheduled to shoot more in a few weeks, so we should see his character again maybe around Christmas - which would track for the usual mid-season cliffhanger thing that most dramas are doing nowadays.

When asked if Bell was evil, Nimoy merely responded with "Ah, ah, ah, that's a really wonderful question. Time will tell." I love that - there was a certain class that people held themselves up to back in the day that's gone now, and he manages to be saucy and dodgy without sounding like a jerk. I wish more actors were that classy today.

Also, over at io9, Nimoy talked about what's going on with Sci-Fi these days. He says that it's always a little disappointing when modern Sci-Fi series' become reliant on huge car chases or explosions. His exact words are:

"I think there are three terribly important elements that must be given position — priority position — in science fiction as well as in any other kind of drama: the first is story, the second is story, and the third is story. Story, story, story, story, story. If the story is compelling and interesting, I think all the rest will find its place."

I had to smile when I read that - it's good to see someone who still cares. In a world saturated with reality TV and low-grade shows that barely muster a mystery-a-week, I like to occasionally reassure myself that some people care about the story. Reality TV is crap - it's stuff generated for people too afraid to go out and live their own lives, so they live vicariously through others. No risk there, right? Whereas Sci-Fi takes us to extremes, plays on our emotions, and tries to teach us something, at least when its at its best.

Here's hoping this week's Fringe is totally awesome!

--Chris B